US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plan to travel to Beijing the week of April 29. Officials hope to announce a deal when Chinese Vice Premier Liu He visits Washington the following week.

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plan to travel to Beijing the week of April 29. Officials hope to announce a deal when Chinese Vice Premier Liu He visits Washington the following week.

Cutting car tariffs and punishing IP infringement are among responses from Beijing since Washington called for ‘structural changes’, with Donald Trump welcoming concessions made during the trade war truce called in December.

Cutting car tariffs and punishing IP infringement are among responses from Beijing since Washington called for ‘structural changes’, with Donald Trump welcoming concessions made during the trade war truce called in December.

Chinese president says healthy ties and potential trade deal rely on principle of mutual benefit, in letter delivered by Vice-Premier Liu He at his meeting with Trump, who praised ‘very rapid pace’ of progress.

Chinese president says healthy ties and potential trade deal rely on principle of mutual benefit, in letter delivered by Vice-Premier Liu He at his meeting with Trump, who praised ‘very rapid pace’ of progress.

A potential meeting of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and China’s vice-premier, Liu He, will not happen, since Liu will skip the international financial gatherings and a G20 finance ministers and central bank governors’ conference.

A potential meeting of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and China’s vice-premier, Liu He, will not happen, since Liu will skip the international financial gatherings and a G20 finance ministers and central bank governors’ conference.